Gainesville Buprenorphine Doctors

Locate Gainesville buprenorphine and suboxone doctors who specialize in the treatment of opioid addiction.

Eftim Adhami, M.D.
Lupus Foundation of Gainesville
720 SW, 2nd Avenue, Suite 205
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 275-8171
 
 
David E. Kemp, M.D.
1026 SW 2nd Avenue
Suite E
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 379-1049
 
 
Frank Nathan Anthony, M.D.
Gainesville Psy. and Forensic Services
1026 SW Second Avenue, Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 378-9116
 
 
Dr. Peter M. Gallogly, M.D.
Gainesville After Hours
926 NW 13 Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 379-1049
 
 
Lawrence O. Adu, M.D.
1103 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 378-9116
 
 
Dr. Thomas John Raulerson, M.D.
926 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 379-1049
 
 



Dr. Danielle Susanne Nelson, M.D.
1707 N Main St
Gainesville, FL 32609
Main Tel: 352-265-9593
 
 
Dr. Wayne Lewis Creelman, M.D.
UF Dept OF Psychiatry
100 Newell Drive, Unit L4-100
Gainesville, FL 32610
Main Tel: (772) 794-0179
 
 
Dr. Leonardo Rodriguez, M.D.
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (352) 376-1611×6089
 
 
Dr. Robert Blair Sammel,
Gainesville VA Medical Center (11c)
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (352) 376-1611
 
 
Dr. James Cozby Byrd, III, M.D.
VA Medical Center
1601 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (352) 374-6014
 
 
Dr. May Eliza Montrichard, M.D.
1216 North West 22nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32609
Main Tel: (352) 378-7978
 
 
Scott Teitelbaum, M.D.
Univ of Florida, Dept of Psychiatry
4001 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (352) 265-5549
 
 
Jamie Smolen, M.D.
University of Florida Dept of Psychiatry
4001 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (352) 265-5500
 
 
Dr. Anthony Russell, M.D.
4001 Sw 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel: (336) 491-0285
 
 
Tonia Lara Werner, MD
4300 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
Main Tel:
 
 



Dr. Matthew Richard Odom, M.D.
1026 SW 2nd Avenue
Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 379-1049
 
 
Dr. John Howard Abernethy, III
4300 SW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Main Tel: (352) 374-5600×8207
 
 
Dr. John A. Bailey, M.D.
4343 West Newberry Road
Suite 6
Gainesville, FL 32607
Main Tel: (352) 224-1813
 
 
Dr. Ashraf Oloufa,
3726 NW 39th Place
Gainesville, FL 32606
Main Tel: (352) 371-6415
 
 
Dr. Alexander Fariborzian, M.D.
1200 NE 55th Boulevard
Gainesville, FL 32641
Main Tel: (352) 375-8484
 
 
Elias H. Sarkis, M.D.
Sarkis Clinical Trials
611 NW 60th Street, Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32607
Main Tel: (352) 333-0094
 
 

Buprenorphine Shown Safe and Effective in Reducing Opioid Use

A scholarly article published in The American Journal of Psychiatry found that buprenorphine was “noninferior” in elimiating opioid misuse as compared with methadone dosing. Noninferior is another way of saying reasonably similar in effectiveness. The study was based on 272 patients meeting diagnostic criteria for Opioid Use Disorder, and was conducted over a 24 week Read More

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Opioid Use Disorder and Medication Assistance

Nearly every U.S. family is affected by addiction with opioid use disorder rising significantly in the last 10 years. Despite this trend, a surprising number of individuals still do not have access to medication-assisted therapy. Buprenorphine based medications enjoy a proven track record of success in helping patients achieve long lasting stablization and elimination of Read More

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The Drug Treatment Act of 2000 permitted doctors who meet certain training qualifications to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of heroin addiction and other opioid addictions. Buprenorphine physicians became able to assist opioid addicted patients in an office setting bypassing the restrictions that typically apply to patients receiving methadone. This treatment method maximized patient convenience and accessibility thus increasing the number of people who could access medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction.